macer(n = noun.person) mace, macebearer - an official who carries a mace of office;
is a kind of functionary, official
A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman. [1913 Webster]
macer, n. a mace-bearer, esp. Sc. an official keeping order in a lawcourt.
Etymology:
ME f. OF massier f. masse: see MACE(1)